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elephant ear noun uk /ˈel.ɪ.fənt ˌɪər/ us /ˈel.ə.fənt ˌɪr/ [ C ] a garden plant with large heart-shaped leaves: 象耳植物,姑婆芋 Bergenia or elephant ears are tough plants that produce large leathery leaves which are evergreen. 虎耳草或象耳植物生命力顽强,会长出大片的革质叶,是常绿植物。 Angyee054/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages [ C ]US a sweet food made from a flat piece of pastry fried in oil, often sold and eaten at fairs: 象耳朵(一种油炸甜食) American street fair vendors commonly serve deep-fried corn dogs and elephant ears.美国街头集市上的小贩通常会买油炸玉米热狗和象耳朵。 LauriPatterson/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages [ C or U ] a type of fungus whose top has many wrinkles(= folds): 象耳(真)菌 A mushroom soup made from elephant ear, black fungus, pork, onions, chicken stock and sesame oil is a speciality of Hanoi. 一道用象耳菌、黑木耳、猪肉、洋葱、鸡精和芝麻油做成的蘑菇汤是河内的特色菜。 Bob Douglas/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages For hardy undergrowth, plant elephant ears (Bergenia), hostas, and lots of lovely ferns. Elephant ear leaves add a spot of green to winter brown gardens. He sampled fries, a corn dog and an elephant ear - all cooked in healthier oil. Vendors sell hungry fair-goers everything from cotton candy to elephant ears. The fungus Gyromitra esculenta is know by a variety of common descriptive names such as "brain mushroom," "turban fungus," or "elephant ears". SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower erythronium euphorbia loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist lupin sedum sego lily self-heal senecio sensitive plant
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